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UAT can oppose increases of deductions on financial guarantees

As has told the director of travel company “ Winter - Summer “ Olga Guljar, the Ural association of tourism can participate in petition for cancellation of amendments in FZ “ About bases of tourist activity in the Russian Federation “ with which deductions on financial guarantees for travel agencies have been raised. “ we already have directed the corresponding offer on petition in UAT “ - she has noted. To the law on bases of tourist activity deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation have accepted amendments in June, 2009. According to amendments, for the companies with an annual turnover to 100 million roubles the bottom lath of deductions on financial guarantees has been raised from 10 million roubles to 30 million roubles, and travel agencies with an annual turnover to 300 million roubles and have above obliged to make deductions at a rate of 60 and 100 million roubles accordingly. According to Olga Guljar, threshold increase on financial guarantees is excessive for small travel agencies with small volumes of an annual turnover. “ against amendments the Kaliningrad association of tour operators, and also Far East and Seaside branches of the Russian union of the tourist`s industry have already acted. If we cannot agree with UAT we will start to collect signatures own forces “ - she has added.